Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, June 4-6, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Saturday-Monday, June 4-6, 2022

Globe and Mail

BC launches alert system ahead of summer to warn of extreme heat

Tahltan Nation has final say on proposed $600 million gold mine

Crown prosecutor alleges 'persistent campaign' of online harassment against BC Teen

Former BC Social Credit cabinet minister Jack Weisgerber dies at 81

Driver of pickup truck alleged to have hit multiple people at residential school memorial march in BC turns himself in 

Evacuation orders issued for three small communities in northwestern BC as flood risk rises

BC informal family court promising for domestic violence victims: advocate

CBC

Saskatchewan mayor sees BC drug decriminalization as learning opportunity as advocates push for national policy

Vancouver elementary school to close next year, board says

1st monkeypox case identified in BC

Drive involved in alleged hit-and-run at residential school march has come forward to police, RCMP say

Human rights groups call for end to 'horrid system' that allows CBSA to lock up immigrants in provincial jails

Move over e-bikes, electric unicycles gaining ground on Vancouver streets 

NDP MLA Jinny Sims to announce candidacy for mayor of Surrey

Vancouver Sun 

Vancouver penthouse owner sues strata for vacancy tax in fight over common area

Is $1 Billion for a BC museum any more ridiculous that the millions (and billions) spent on sports?

BC launches alert system for extreme heat

Monkeypox in BC: First case confirmed in Vancouver Coastal Health resident

Mural by Douglas Coupland covering Vancouver tower finally complete

BC NDP under fire for delaying new schools, seismic upgrades

Small BC towns struggle to staff fire departments as wildfire season nears 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

A cold May on Vancouver Island and no heat dome on the horizon - yet

BC Liberals level political playing field

Despite the talk of harm reduction, we are going the wrong way

Tribunal's hillside elevator ruling goes too far

Horgan ignoring the wooly mammoth in the room

Victoria News

BC launches heat alert system following 2021's deadly heat dome

Oak Bay Police report low-crime return of the Tea Party

Name change pondered for Sproat Lake in spirit of reconciliation

Langford mayor 'disappointed' about sevens leaving, but looking to other events

Global

'Outright lies': 8 year old boy's family on review of care at Abbotsford Hospital before he died

Review into BC's 2021 heat related deaths calls for more coordinated response 

First case of monkeypox confirmed in BC

Extreme heat emergencies to be added to BC alert system 

Driver who struck 4 people during BC residential school march 'cooperating' with police 

Evacuation orders in Northwest BC as rivers rise

BC recognizes Tahltan jurisdiction in land-management decisions

$12 million earmarked for BC Association of Farmer's Markets coupon program

BC informal family court promising for domestic violence victims: advocates 

Port McNeil plans community forum amid latest hospital ER service reduction

Georgia Straight

Vancouver heritage home built by ex-BC MLA Robert McPhersons sells over asking and assessment

COVID-19 in BC: The madness continues

Median price of detached homes in Metro Vancouver suburbs slips by double digits

Doug Ford's landslide victory should be a wake up call to climate conscious in BC

Consultant and lobbyist Bill Tielman seeks council nomination with TEAM for a livable Vancouver

Cullen Commission submits final report to BC government after BC Lottery Corporation tries to defend its reputation 

The Tyee                                                                   

The Hatchery Crutch

BC's stalled action for injured workers

Li Shiu Tong was decades ahead of his time

Miscellaneous

BC launches heat alert and response system to help people, communities stay safe

BC and First Nation reach first 'consent-based' agreement on mining project

Alleged hit-and-run driver at BC residential schools march 'comes forward' to police

Evacuations, local state of emergency in Northwest BC, as flood risk rises

First BC monkeypox case is confirmed in Vancouver resident